¦ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
: the physiological state that exists in a developing organism when its immune system has proceeded far enough in the process of self-recognition to lose the capacity to attack and destroy its own bodily constituents
¦ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
: the physiological state that exists in a developing organism when its immune system has proceeded far enough in the process of self-recognition to lose the capacity to attack and destroy its own bodily constituents
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012